Christopher J. Korff received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from The Ohio State University in 1996, having begun his studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Kent State University. Mr. Korff also received a Bachelor of Arts in Russian from the Ohio State University. Mr. Korff received his Juris Doctor degree in 2002 from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he was an Editor on the Journal of International Law, and earned Concentrations in Intellectual Property Law and International Law. Mr. Korff became a member of the Ohio Bar in 2003, and is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Mr. Korff is also a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association, the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Korff was employed in the chemical industry as an analytical chemist. Mr. Korff speaks Russian and German, having served in the U. S. Army as a Russian Language specialist stationed in Germany with the Third Infantry Division.